Component configuration
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8
When finished, remove all disks from your computer and restart your
computer to activate the new device and any changes to network
configuration.
9
After restarting the computer, a
Logon
window opens. Enter a username
and password of your choice, then click
OK
. If you click the
Cancel
button,
you will not be able to log onto the network.
10
Make sure that you are connected to the network by double-clicking the
Network Neighborhood
icon on your desktop. You should see the names
of the other computers on the network that have enabled file and printer
sharing.
11
Complete the “File and print sharing configuration” on page 19.
File and print sharing configuration
With your computers connected together on a network, you may open and save
files on another computer. You will be able to specify folders or drives to “share”
and even password protect them.
Passwords allows you to apply a level of security to your shared drives and folders.
Another computer (user) will be required to enter the password you designate
here before accessing the drive or folder. Two passwords are used to give two
levels of security (or access) to others on the network using the
Depends on
Password
setting. Leaving the
Password
boxes empty gives everyone on the
network access to the drive or folder.
You can access a shared drive or folder from most Windows software. To make this
process easier, Windows allows you to map these drives and folders to a drive
letter on another computer.
To map a drive or folder:
1
Click
Tools
on the Windows Explorer menu, then click
Map Network
Drive
. The
Map Network Drive
window opens.
2
Type a letter to assign an available drive letter in the
Drive
box.
3
When mapping a particular folder, either type the folder name in the
Folder
box or use
Browse
to locate the folder.
4
Check
Reconnect at logon
to map this network drive each time you start
your computer.
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